In New York, Store-Bought Paratha That Cures All Ills

Here’s a cure for the jaded palate: surprisingly fresh-tasting handmade parathas, packaged by Corona’s Delicious Foods. For howler, who’d been feeling vaguely out of sorts, these stuffed Indian flatbreads were just what the doctor ordered. “I could walk. I could SEE,” he testifies. “Go now and get yourself some.”

Active ingredients–besides wheat flour, corn oil, and a good measure of spice–include aloo (potato), mooli (radish), or gobi (cauliflower), among others. Warm them on a skillet till slightly crisp, and eat them with yogurt, Indian pickle, dal, or kachumbar (a relish of tomato, onion, cilantro, chile, and lime juice). Or just by themselves.

howler’s restorative came from a Patel Brothers store in Floral Park. Delicious Foods’ paratha has also been sighted at the Subzi Mandi stores and, in Manhattan’s Curry Hill, at Little India Store.